# OpenGL-Support

**URL:** <https://discourse.libsdl.org/t/opengl-support/4731>\
**Category:** SDL Development\
**Created:** [July 18, 2001, 12:26pm UTC](https://discourse.libsdl.org/t/opengl-support/4731 "2001-07-18T12:26:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![Wolfgang\_Pausch](https://discourse.libsdl.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/bbce88/32.png) [@Wolfgang\_Pausch](https://discourse.libsdl.org/u/Wolfgang_Pausch)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2001, 12:26pm UTC](https://discourse.libsdl.org/t/opengl-support/4731/1 "2001-07-18T12:26:34Z")

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Hello,

What does it mean if SDL complains:

Could not set video mode: X11 driver not configured with OpenGL

I have installed Mesa 3.4.1 and the configure-script of SDL-1.2.0 says:

checking for OpenGL (GLX) support … yes

Wolfgang Pausch